Essays Tagged: "Sarbanes-Oxley"

Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 and the Effect on the Business Environment

promote short term results. With that said, I am in agreement that our government did need to act. Sarbanes-Oxley may not solve all of the problems with poor corporate governance and the unethical be ...

(11 pages) 936 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Risk management

regain public trust, the US government in 2002 emerge a new law called Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (often shortened to SOX) is legislation enacted in response to the high-p ... Exchange Commission (SEC), which sets deadlines for compliance and publishes rules on requirements. Sarbanes-Oxley is not a set of business practices and does not specify how a business should store r ...

(10 pages) 544 0 3.7 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Business Finance

(5 pages) 42 0 3.5 Aug/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Corporate Compliance Benchmarking

overnance are essential for any firm operating into today's business environment, particularly with Sarbanes-Oxley. Corporations must at times reinvent its business model as it relates to its manageri ... ve managerial oversight which would lead to organizational issues consistent with decentralization, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance after 2002, and other accounting and financial reporting. "Mangers must co ...

(22 pages) 232 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Individual Behavior and Communication

ble and punished, and stricter penalties and stricter procedures were being legislated, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley. Such punishments are considered measure to deter others from carry out such and simi ...

(10 pages) 86 0 0.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Risks of Noncompliance in Corporate Governance

e GovernanceIntroductionCorporations such as Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco forced Congress to enact the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) because of mismanagement and fraud. This new law requires financial reporti ... s that could lead to litigation or possible lawsuits.Compliance vs. Noncompliance of RecommendationsSarbanes-Oxley Act, make CEO's and CFO's responsible to certify the financial reports of their indiv ...

(11 pages) 258 0 0.0 Sep/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Ethics Article Review

Ethics Article ReviewEthics Focuses on the passage of the groundbreaking Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Impact of the regulations on public corporations; Issues regarding the p ... ion and forced companies to examine their ethical practices in this area. Since the introduction of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, (SOX) legislation turned corporate America on its ear. The article title ... eceive "whistleblower" protection in the form of back pay, attorney fees, and monetary reparations (Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 2006).The central issue in the article written by Diana (2005) focuses on the fi ...

(4 pages) 24 0 0.0 Nov/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Peter ValliProfessor MorrisTerm Paper5-7-2014The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002IntroductionMany of us were not too young to remember some of the large co ... gulations regarding auditing standards and accountability of corporations. The bill was called "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002", also known as the "Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibi ... ability and Responsibility Act". This paper will discuss in depth what aided in the creation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, what the law protects, important sections of the bill, and what some of ...

(12 pages) 4 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers